The Honeymooners

by David Sterritt

Book Overview

Examines the cultural, historical, and artistic significance of The Honeymooners in the context of postwar American values.

The Honeymooners chronicles the lives of New York City bus driver Ralph Kramden and his wife, Alice, as they search for domestic happiness inside a confining Brooklyn apartment. As a stand-alone television program, it ran for just thirty-nine weeks from 1955 to 1956, but its characters appeared in long-running...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814333966
• ISBN13: 9780814333969
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 4.9" x 7.1"